Explore the Family Name Gerow

The meaning of Gerow

Americanized form of French Giroux or Giraud. History: This surname is listed along with its original form Giraud in the (US) National Huguenot Society’s register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.

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How common is the last name Gerow in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Gerow has slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname moved from 13,957 in 2000 to 15,043 in 2010, marking a decline of about 7.78%. The total count of individuals with this surname also saw a minimal decrease from 1,984 in 2000 to 1,964 in 2010, a change of roughly -1.01%. Additionally, the proportion per 100,000 people dropped by 9.46%, from 0.74 to 0.67.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,957	#15,043	-7.78%
Count	1,984	1,964	-1.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.74	0.67	-9.46%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gerow

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the Gerow surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some changes from 2000 to 2010. For those identifying as Asian or Pacific Islander, there was an increase of 52.00%, from 0.50% to 0.76%. Individuals who identified as belonging to two or more races decreased by 10.13%, while those identifying as White remained relatively stable with a slight decrease of 0.18%. The Hispanic representation increased by 47.33%, moving from 1.31% to 1.93%. Black representation amongst those with the Gerow surname decreased by 14.01%, and those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native fell by 38.00%. Some data was suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.35%	93.18%	-0.18%
Two or More Races	2.27%	2.04%	-10.13%
Hispanic	1.31%	1.93%	47.33%
Black	2.07%	1.78%	-14.01%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.76%	52%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.5%	0.31%	-38%